Brazil sets 10 bln real ship building credit line

Dilma Rousseff is the favorite Lula da Silva's candidate for his succession. Dilma has little popular support, recent pools has shown Dilma with less than 10% of the voting intentions.  Will this "little" help...

Indian shares fall more than 2 pct in early trade

Indian stock markets have opened on monday sharply lower following weak global cues. Selling pressure is seen in metal, realty, telecom, power, capital goods, oil & gas and banking stocks. Nifty is trading at lowest level since March 20, 2007."Indian shares fell more than...

HBOS Shares Rally Well as Backers Express Confidence in Lloyds TSB Merger

HBOS shares have rallied for the second day running as investors express their confidence in the Loyds TSB merger deal, with the backing of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.  After dropping by 20% on Tuesday the share price has gained 21% yesterday and another 10%...

Social-Networking Sites Scanned in University Admissions

We know employers do it, but now university admissions officers are scanning social networking profiles of potential students.  In the US, it is increasingly difficult for high school grads to get into the top...

How to get a cheque of $450 million, 9/15 when you file for bancruptcy CH.11 ?

How to get a cheque of $450 million, 9/15 when you file for bancruptcy chapter 11 ? Simpson bankers at work 9/15: Stupid german bank pays $450 million to Lehman Bros, money gone Great bank experts at work The german...

Petrobras makes confirmation on newfound oil: 3-4 billion barrels on this sin...

Petrobras, the Brazilian National Oil Company made a confirmation that Iara will have 3-4 billion of barrels reservoir. Petrobras holds a 65 percent stake in the larger block, BG Group holds 25 percent and Portugal's...

Four-Legged Duck-Billed Platypus Found in Montana...But Where is the Now Publ...

20-Foot long Leonardo, a four-legged duck-billed platypus was found in Montana in 2000, and a documetary about the Brachylophosaurus is to be shown on FOX on sunday.   In the meantime, the NOWPUBLIC...

Companies impose new disclosure rules on activists

Several key corpoartions announced today that they would require more detailed disclosure from politically or socially active shareholders.  Citing insufficient securities laws, the move was made amidst speculation that conflict of interest could motivate some...

Gustav & New Orleans - Bloggers and Webcams Looking into the Eye of the Hurri...

"Gustav & New Orleans - Bloggers and Webcams Looking into the Eye of the Hurricane 12345 Julia Rosien | 09/01/2008 - 13:04 | ...

The ALDI effect and how it will benefit mobile advertising

Much has been written in UK newspapers about the “Aldi effect” - as consumers tighten their belts due to the global credit crunch and tougher domestic conditions in the UK and switch to lower cost retailers...

Man charged in rape, slaying of Florida girl, 6

"TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- A man already in prison for burglary and stealing a car was charged Tuesday in the rape and slaying of a 6-year-old southwest Florida girl nearly two years ago, police said. ...

Man Freed By DNA Review After 18 Years

This article is about a man that was released from prison after 18 years because he was cleared by DNA evidence. This brings up a topic about the wrongful convinctions of innocent men to prison and even death. It has...

Guilty as Ordered

This makes a nice contrast to President Bush's criticism of China's human rights record today. Maybe he should also spend a bit of time cleaning up civil rights abuses in his own country. " Now that was a real nail-biter. The court designed by the White House and its...

Freddie Mac Suffers $861 Million Loss

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac to you and me) is facing losses far worse than analystis predicted. The FHLM exists to create a secondary market for mortgages, and its business model seems not...

Credit Rating agencies may be prosecuted under EU draft

Rating AAA, good friends make it possible, banks traded internal securities, futures, bank guarantees, or simply "fancy stuff" like Bush said, with virtual no control. The fancy comfort rating system causing the sub-prime crises will be banned from Europe. Worthless home...

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